The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not expect to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway as the Mississippi River is no longer ... to reduce pressure on downriver levees. "Now that we're close ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With the Mississippi River projected to rise ... “All waivers for subsurface construction within 1,500 feet of the levees are now suspended,” the Corps said in a statement.

The rising Mississippi River has prompted ... During Phase I, all subsurface construction within 1,500 feet of the river levees must be suspended unless a waiver is granted by the Corps and ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mississippi River is rising fast ... The Corps is also enforcing a construction buffer: Any subsurface work within 1,500 feet of the levee system now requires a waiver.

the city of New Orleans is at risk of flooding but would be protected by levees and floodwalls. Phase 1 was last activated Feb. 24-March 13. Flooding concerns continue along the Mississippi River ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A group of barges got off course on the Mississippi River Monday morning, with the front of one of the barges coming in contact with the levee. It happened near Skip ...

Officials in Vicksburg and Warren County continue to prepare for flooding from the Mississippi ... Corps' Levee Safety program. Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. issued a State of Emergency earlier ...

NEW ORLEANS — With the Mississippi River expected ... The Corps noted that all subsurface construction within 1,500 feet of the river levees must be halted once the river exceeds 11 feet ...